Sri Lanka: Public Training Institutions in 2016: Tracer Study

By Asian Development Bank

This independent tracer study examines Sri Lanka's Skills Sector Development Program, which the Asian Development Bank supported through results-based lending. The study tracks graduates from seven public technical and vocational education and training institutions involved in the program. It examines graduates' employability by looking at job placement rates. It also examines access to the education and training programs, their quality and relevance, and possible areas for improvement in the sector. The study provides evidence to inform future policies to help equip young people with the skills employers need.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Release date: Dec 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9789292614393

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Tracer Study

SRI LANKA: PUBLIC TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN 2016

DECEMBER 2018

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ISBN 978-92-9261-438-6 (print), 978-92-9261-439-3 (electronic)

Publication Stock No. TCS189781-2

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS189781-2

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CONTENTS

TABLES AND FIGURES

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APPENDIX TABLES

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FOREWORD

Sri Lanka aspires to transform into a knowledge-based economy by 2025, for which the government is prioritizing human capital investment to enhance economic diversification and productivity. With its 76th position in the Human Development Index, Sri Lanka traditionally outperforms other lower-middle-income countries. The government, however, continues to ramp up policy measures to make further investment in skills development and catch up with rapid technological changes. It launched a Skills Sector Development Program in 2014, which would lay a strong foundation to achieve its vision of knowledge-based, highly competitive, and social-market economy while at the same time addressing youth unemployment.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is supporting this Skills Sector Development Program. ADB is also supporting education and skills development programs, primarily in technical and vocational training and education (TVET), in other South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal) to address similar but unique